Using Language to Raise Healthy Whole People

As educators, we teach far more with what we say and do than what we sing at Morning Meeting. At snack and at lunch we are modeling healthy attitudes to food and our bodies. On the playground and on walks, we have opportunities to feel strong and reflect those experiences for our students. 

http://www.rolereboot.org/life/details/2013-06-when-your-mother-says-shes-fat

I love this author's take of these issues, and I wish every mom, dad, or grandparent could read it, and understand the power of self-love, for our children, and for ourselves.